The West Bengal government was asked by the Calcutta High Court to hand over the custody of suspended TMC leader Sheikh Shajahan to the CBI by 4:15 pm.
The order came as the CBI told the High Court that the West Bengal government should be stopped for contempt for not handing over the custody of Shajahan in connection with the January 5 attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Sandeshkhali.
‘The Bengal CID did not obey the High Court’s Tuesday’s order to hand over Sheikh Shajahan to the investigation agency’, claims CBI.
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju, told the court that the government didn’t give Shahjahan’s custody as it had moved the Supreme Court against the HC’s order.
“There is no order staying the High Court order. This is contempt of the High Court order,” the ASG said.
‘The investigation agency had communicated the High Court order to all officials of West Bengal’, said the counsel appearing for CBI.
The CBI counsel said, ‘Letters have been sent to the DGP, Chief Secretary, including Addtl DG, CID’.
The counsel also cited a letter by the DGP saying that the case was mentioned before the Supreme Court and asked the CBI to wait for its disposal.
“What kind of statement is this, and that too from the deputy general of police, CID,” the counsel said.
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday called the Bengal Police biased and ordered that the probe into the attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials at Sandeshkhali in January be transferred to the CBI.
The Bengal government approached the Supreme Court against the HC’s order. The police called the matter sub-judice and refused to hand over Sheikh’s custody to the CBI.
On Wednesday, the West Bengal government, represented by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, sought urgent listing of its plea in the Supreme Court.
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